Ejector for cigarette-holders



M. E. BAILEY.

EJECTOB FUR CIGARETTE HOLDERS.

APPUCATION HLED MAY'27, 1919.

l fi fi l 0 Patented July 19, 1921.,

MILES E. BAILEY, OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA.

EJECTOR FOR CIGARETTE-HOLDERS.

Application filed May 27,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, MILns E. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Ottawa, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion ofCanada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ejectorsfor Cigarette-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in ejectors for cigaretteholders, and the ob jects of the invention are to provide a simple andeffective means by which a cigarette may be ejected from a cigaretteholder, and such a device as will not interfere with the draft throughthe holder, and further one which will have means for retaining theholder in place in the pocket of the user.

It consists essentially of the improved construction hereinafterdescribed in detail in the accompanying specification and drawings.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view showing my improvedejector in position on a cigarette holder.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the ejector.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line a2:z2 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line y-y of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a cigarette holder of anydesired type having a socket 10 into which the cigarette is adapted tobe inserted.

B indicates my improved ejector including a longitudinally extendingmember 11 extending longitudinally on the holder and adapted to bereciprocated thereon, the limits of its reciprocation beingconveninently determined by suitable means such as a stud or pin 12engaging in a longi tudinal slot 13 on the holder A.

The member 11 is formed on one end with an ejecting finger 14: which isbent over to form a hook on the end of the member 11 and which extendsin the socket 10, being formed with a laterally turned end 15 adapted toabut the end of the cigarette, the end 15 being disk-shaped as shown andof less diameter than the socket, whereby the Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July 19, 1921.

1919. Serial No. 300,232.

smoke may be drawn around the periphery thereof and between the same andthe wall of the recess 10.

If desired the socket 10 may be formed with a groove 18 to accommodatethe finger 14;.

Means are provided to hold the cigarette holder in the pocket of theuser, and the means I have shown comprise a split ring 16 connected tothe member 11 and having a spring finger 17 extending longitudinally onthe holder A, and adapted to hold the sides of the pocket of the wearerbetween the finger and the holder, thereby constituting a spring clip. 7

It will be seen that in normal position of the device as shown in Fig.2, when it is desired to eject a cigarette the ejector is movedlongitudinally on the holder when the cigarette butt will be ejected.

For convenience in effecting this movement the stud or pin 12 maybeextended on the outer side as well as on the inner side of the member11.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my invention, within thescope of the claim, constructed without departing from the spirit orscope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theaccompanying specification and drawings, shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

lVhat I claim as my invention is In combination with a cigarette holderhaving a socket in the end thereof and pro vided with a groove in thewall of the socket, and a longitudinally extending groove in the outerwall of the holder, an ejector formed with an ejecting finger on one endbent to form a hook and slidably engage with the groove in the wall ofthe socket, the end of the finger being turned laterally and designed toabut the end of a cigarette, a stud carried by the ejector and coactingwith the groove in the outer wall of the holder, a split ring engagingwith the ejector, and a spring finger carried by the split ring.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of awitness.

MILES E. BAILEY.

Witness:

RUssnL B. SMART.

